Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-22
Communicated
The Acknowledgement.

| Communicated
The Acknowledgement
| It is generally understood that Governor
Waterman will make change in the office
of Adjutant- General of the State, and quite
| q number of candidates are spoken of for
the place. Of course the one selected will
| be of his own political party, but with that
consideration is also to be joined the quail
tication OF pre-eminent fitness, as the of
nee is one OF paramount importance to the
National Guard of the State of California.
| 1t should be filled by the very best and
| most experienced soldier whose services
could be obtained
Among those mentioned is General P
Edward Conner. If he would accept, he is
| the very man for the place. There is no
other in the State outside of General How
| ard, of the regular army, who can be COM
| pared with him as an experienced officer
| and soldier. The mere mention of General
| ConDor's name in this connection should
cause all other applicants to withdraw in
his favor. 1t would be but proper modesty
and acknowledgment of his brilliant mill
tary record. Entering the army as a mere
| boy. he was for five years in the famous
| old First United States Dragons, then
commanded by that model soldier, General
! Stephen w. kearny. There could not
! have been better school for soldier. He
| left it at the expiration of his term of serv-
| ice with the highest commentators of his
commanding officer, who expressed regret
| that he should abandon the military ca
reer, in which he had shown himself so
| peculiarly qualified that promotion was
certain, for the pursuits of civil life.
At the outbreak of the Mexican war he
| raised company of Texas volunteers, sery.
| ing for time in Colonel Albert Sidney
Johnstons Three-months' Regiment of
| Texas Volunteers, and afterwards with an
| independent company in the army of Gen
eral Zachary Taylor participating in the
battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma and
Buena Vista, in which last engagement he
lost nearly half his company, and was him
self severely wounded. ct the outbreak of
the Civil War he was commissioned Col
onel Third Regiment California Volunteer
Infantry His battles with the Indians,
and his military administration of the De-
partment of Utah and the District of the
Plains are so we'll known as to require no
enumeration, other than saying he won
very deservedly the reputation of being the
best Indian fighter in the army, and also as
being most admirable administrative Off
Ger. His command at one time amounted
to over 5000 troops. So highly were his
services esteemed at Washington that he
was among the last of the Generals of vol
| unteers mustered out of the service of the
United States. He was made Brigader-
General for gallant conduct at the battle of
Bear River, January %, 1863" and in 1866
Brevet Major-General for gallant and
| meritorious conduct during the war"
1t will be thus seen that entering the
army as private soldier he finally left it
as Major General, having seen active serv-
ice in three wars-the Florida war the
| Mexican war and that of the Rebellion
! Possessing perfect health and a strong con-
/ stitution, he retains the vigor of his younger
| days with the added experience of his
| eventful life. He came to California in
| January, 1850, and has ever since been a
resident ofthe State. He become a Repub
lican in politics from the day the news was
| received in this State of the firing on Fort
| Sumter. and has ever since been an active
and influential member of that party. His
| appointment would be very warmly ap-
preciated by the Mexican Veterans, the
Grand Army OF the Republic and the
Loyal Legion, all of which associations he
| is member and also of the State National
| Guard, in which, as Captain Of the Stock
ton Blues,lprior TO the Civil War, he served
| for many years. He is the only Major
| General of Volunteers during the late war
now resident of California. VETERAN.
ARREsTs.-The following arrests were
made yesterday: Frank Loder and Frank
Hart, by officers Ash and Carroll, for Wis
| iting an opium den VIM. Ryan, by officer
McNiff, for being drunk; Tom Holden and
Gus Moran small boys, by officer Ash, for
| petit larceny; James Martens, by officer
Carroll, for disturbing the peace; Mrs
Addie Wheeler, by officer Frazee, for dis
turbing the peace Robert Ray. by officers
Sullivan and McNiff, for robbery VIM
Kaneen, by officer Franks, for disturbing
the peace.
! THAT LITTLE CALF.-The thoroughbred
Jersey calf, nine weeks old, which has at
tracted SO much attention at Agricultural
| Park because of its diminutive size, it be-
ing without doubt the smallest in the
| world, will be sold at the Park this morn
ing at the conclusion of the auction sale
of shorthorns. This calf weighed but
eleven and quarter pounds at birth, and
at four weeks measured but seventeen
inches in hight and twenty-four inches in
length.
TIE CATTLE SALE.-The sale of Friesian
Holstein cattle belonging to Frank II
Burke, made by Killip & Co. at the Parl
yesterday, resulted very satisfactorily, gooc
prices being realized. The principal buye
was Thomas Breen, of New Westminster
B. c., but Hall, Luhrs d Co., of this city
T. G. Gardiner, of Rio Vista, and Dr. Ross
of Woodland, made several purchases each
"What is your favorite flower, Mr.. Hay
seed ?" asked Miss Lilybud "The tube
rows, marin, the tuber rows" said the gooC
old man, for it was he, shouldering his no,
and marching down to the potato patch
This might be considered pun de terreble
Excuse my French.-Burdette.
BEFORE you let agents talk you into buy
ing inferior sewing machines, see the I'm
proved Domestic, the only machine witt
self-setting attachments. Sold on easy in
stallments. A. ]. Pommer, cor. Ninth and j.
Il PIAEos.-1f you want the best, buy tn
, Chickering. L. Z. Hammer, sole agent
No. $40 street.